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cowl vent paint removal

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19mustang65

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whats the easy way to remove the paint from my cowl vent..i started scrapping with a razor blade but its hard and takes a long time. thanks
 
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Paint stripper and a wire wheel would probably be easiest.
 

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get something called aircraft remover. Basically you spray it on, let it sit for like 5-10 minutes, then start scraping with a flat paint scrapper, or you can just try and wash it off and hope it works. thats what i did
 
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